Carbamazepine
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Reactions 1180 - 1 Dec 2007 S Carbamazepine EEG abnormalities following massive toxicity: case report A 21-year-old man was found comatose with seizures; on day 1, an EEG showed continuous, generalised, rhythmic, high-amplitude delta waves with a frequency of 0.5–1Hz, and he had massive carbamazepine toxicity with a concentration of 71.1 mg/L [dosage, indication and time to reaction onset not stated]. On day 2, EEG showed generalised alpha activity; on day 4, he had continuous slow activity of 1–2Hz, and a carbamazepine concentration of 21.3 mg/L [treatment not stated]. His recovery was uneventful. Ting SKS, et al. Serial EEG findings in massive carbamazepine toxicity. European Journal of Neurology 14 (Suppl. 1): 92, Aug 2007 [abstract] - Singapore 801084812 1 Reactions 1 Dec 2007 No. 1180 0114-9954/10/1180-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved
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Reactions 1180 - 1 Dec 2007
SCarbamazepine
EEG abnormalities following massive toxicity: casereport
A 21-year-old man was found comatose with seizures; onday 1, an EEG showed continuous, generalised, rhythmic,high-amplitude delta waves with a frequency of 0.5–1Hz, andhe had massive carbamazepine toxicity with a concentration of71.1 mg/L [dosage, indication and time to reaction onset notstated]. On day 2, EEG showed generalised alpha activity; onday 4, he had continuous slow activity of 1–2Hz, and acarbamazepine concentration of 21.3 mg/L [treatment notstated]. His recovery was uneventful.Ting SKS, et al. Serial EEG findings in massive carbamazepine toxicity. EuropeanJournal of Neurology 14 (Suppl. 1): 92, Aug 2007 [abstract] -Singapore 801084812
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